Jay's Gay Agenda
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Reviews
Joyfully Jay
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A Joyfully Jay review。 4。5 starsJay’s Gay Agenda is a cute and fun young adult romance featuring a main character that’s really learning to find himself。 Jay is our POV character and this is really his journey as he breaks free of his small town and suddenly everything he wants is right there at his fingertips。 But he is also 17 going on 18 and doesn’t really know how to handle it all well， and he definitely makes mistakes。 Author Jason June does a great job really setting Jay up and giving us a A Joyfully Jay review。 4。5 starsJay’s Gay Agenda is a cute and fun young adult romance featuring a main character that’s really learning to find himself。 Jay is our POV character and this is really his journey as he breaks free of his small town and suddenly everything he wants is right there at his fingertips。 But he is also 17 going on 18 and doesn’t really know how to handle it all well， and he definitely makes mistakes。 Author Jason June does a great job really setting Jay up and giving us a chance to understand his perspective as a lonely student and the only out LGBTQ kid that he knows。 He’s watching all of his friends have experiences that he longs to also have， but with nobody out there to date， he’s feels like he’s being left behind。 So even when Jay makes bad choices， and he does make bad choices， I could understand the position he was coming from and I think June really frames him well。Read Jay’s review in its entirety here。 。。。more
Lisa
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4 étoiles sur 5。j'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre。 Genre les persos et l'histoire aussi， ça se lit hyper facilement， et l'ambiance du livre miam miam。Le seul problème que j'ai trouvé c'est le manque de communication。 C'est quelque chose qui m'insupporte de base dans les romans， mais alors là les fréro c'était fort， déjà Jay ne communique archi pas avec Albert。Genre perso là ça m'a pas dérangé la sorte de tromperie （pcq frr albert et lui avait rien dit d'officiel et aussi vu qu'on est à la première per 4 étoiles sur 5。j'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre。 Genre les persos et l'histoire aussi， ça se lit hyper facilement， et l'ambiance du livre miam miam。Le seul problème que j'ai trouvé c'est le manque de communication。 C'est quelque chose qui m'insupporte de base dans les romans， mais alors là les fréro c'était fort， déjà Jay ne communique archi pas avec Albert。Genre perso là ça m'a pas dérangé la sorte de tromperie （pcq frr albert et lui avait rien dit d'officiel et aussi vu qu'on est à la première personne on comprends mieux le pdv de Jay） mais vas-y Jay aurait évité pas mal de problème en en parlant avec Albert。Mais aussi wesh， Max， le gay guide de Jay， qui a rompu et ensuite "détesté" son mec pendant 6 semaines et des brouquettes parce qu'il a pas laissé le temps à Reese de parler。Genre ahhhh comment ça m'a énervé jpppp。Du coup si vous avez des problèmes avec le manque de communication et la tromperie， lisez ptete pas ce livre。 。。。more
Susan Levi
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Oh， the drama of being a teenager！ So many hormone-fuelled dilemmas！ This was such a fun， delightful read。 And the ending was so perfect！ 🥰 Very much looking forward to Book 2。 Jay， the main character， is a good kid; he’s a statistics-obsessed hyper-organized Type A list-making horndog teenager who badly wants to experience his first romantic relationship。 After having spent nearly eighteen years in what he calls “LGBTQuarantine” in his small isolated rural hometown with no other gay kids around Oh， the drama of being a teenager！ So many hormone-fuelled dilemmas！ This was such a fun， delightful read。 And the ending was so perfect！ 🥰 Very much looking forward to Book 2。 Jay， the main character， is a good kid; he’s a statistics-obsessed hyper-organized Type A list-making horndog teenager who badly wants to experience his first romantic relationship。 After having spent nearly eighteen years in what he calls “LGBTQuarantine” in his small isolated rural hometown with no other gay kids around， his parents relocate to Seattle， a city with a thriving LGBTQ community for him to explore。The never-been-kissed teen has quite a lot of enthusiasm for his “New Gay Life。” He finally gets to have all the experiences his straight peers seem to have already had by now。 He excitedly sets out making a To Do list of all the things he wants to accomplish now that he can exist within his newfound queer community。 In his excitement and naiveté， Jay exhibits some bad judgement and makes mistakes - but he learns from them。 Some readers may be put off by Jay’s seemingly flippant behavior but I think he’s actually quite relatable。 And as much as this book is about a queer teen finding his place in the world， which is a story that needs to be told and shared， I think it’s just as much about navigating friendships and romantic relationships and growing up and handling all the things life throws at you， irrespective of sexuality， gender， and age。 I think there’s a whole lot here that a wide spectrum of people can relate to。 Writing: B+Story: B+Characters: A Stars: 4。5 out of 5Thanks to NetGalley and Harper Collins for providing the ARC。 。。。more
Perry Do
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While I'm glad the author got the common gay stereotypes correct （take notes straight authors who write gay YA books）， and there're many representations needed， this book is just so bad， like it's written by someone fresh out of high school and thinking they can write a masterpiece describing various complex human emotions。 Cringe-worthy， unrealistic dialogues， and very juvenile writing style。 I love it despite how bad it is， it's like the Riverdale of books - a train wreck that you can't take y While I'm glad the author got the common gay stereotypes correct （take notes straight authors who write gay YA books）， and there're many representations needed， this book is just so bad， like it's written by someone fresh out of high school and thinking they can write a masterpiece describing various complex human emotions。 Cringe-worthy， unrealistic dialogues， and very juvenile writing style。 I love it despite how bad it is， it's like the Riverdale of books - a train wreck that you can't take your eyes off。 。。。more
Courtney
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This sounded right up my alley， but I was left disappointed。 The book started with such great potential and I liked Jay。 By the middle of the book I honestly disliked everyone except for Albert。 Making mistakes is a part of life， but sometimes actions are unforgivable。 I would have much preferred if the whole story was just about Jay and Albert， whose relationship was so sweet， rather than Jay thinking he needed to “get his gay on” with the first person who shows interest。Pet peeve: This really This sounded right up my alley， but I was left disappointed。 The book started with such great potential and I liked Jay。 By the middle of the book I honestly disliked everyone except for Albert。 Making mistakes is a part of life， but sometimes actions are unforgivable。 I would have much preferred if the whole story was just about Jay and Albert， whose relationship was so sweet， rather than Jay thinking he needed to “get his gay on” with the first person who shows interest。Pet peeve: This really had very little to do with the story， but I hate when queer characters （and in most cases their queer authors） want to prove that gays can like sports too！ Of course they can， and they do。。。but maybe do some research first。 Monday Night Football games do not show cheerleaders during half-time。。。it’s for sports announcers to chat and analyze the game。 So， Jay could have definitely talked to his dad during it with no fear his dad would be distracted by them jumping around on the TV。 Literally makes no difference， just something that irks me。 。。。more
LittySyme
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I disliked it and my heart is broken。 It's like a romcom with all the bad romcom staples and the characters constantly side stepping opportunities to be a good romcom I disliked it and my heart is broken。 It's like a romcom with all the bad romcom staples and the characters constantly side stepping opportunities to be a good romcom 。。。more
Cloudy
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 DNF， I read that the MC and his friend dressed up as Trump and Putin and that was it for me。 It was obviously meant as a joke but I don't think that's funny at all。 DNF， I read that the MC and his friend dressed up as Trump and Putin and that was it for me。 It was obviously meant as a joke but I don't think that's funny at all。 。。。more
Arvie
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Rating: 2。5This is one of my anticipated queer books this year， and although I like some things about this book （the beginning and ending）， I still didn’t enjoy it as much as I had hoped — or even wanted。
Empire of Books
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I really enjoyed this。 A fun， sex-positive read that is well written and a great way to start off a month of only LGBTQ+ reads。
Mii
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Ah this was kinda meh。。And I really wanted to like this too。。I keep telling myself that it's normal to make mistakes especially when you're young and everything is new to you， that teenagers are selfish and make the wrong choices every time and that it was okay because they'll learn from it and that's all the matter。。But asvdhdgxgsgdgs I just can't stand the MC so much。 I'm not even sure what makes me dislike him this much？And the story itself is kinda。。usual？ So-so？ It seems like it has been do Ah this was kinda meh。。And I really wanted to like this too。。I keep telling myself that it's normal to make mistakes especially when you're young and everything is new to you， that teenagers are selfish and make the wrong choices every time and that it was okay because they'll learn from it and that's all the matter。。But asvdhdgxgsgdgs I just can't stand the MC so much。 I'm not even sure what makes me dislike him this much？And the story itself is kinda。。usual？ So-so？ It seems like it has been done lots of time already。So yeah。。this was kinda disappointing。。I'm so sorry。 。。。more
Maegan （wonderland。looking。glass）
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Rating: 4。75 ⭐️Thank you to the publisher for gifting me an arc via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 How do I writer this review without giving away spoilers because I think everyone needs to read this book and experience the love and heartbreak for themselves。 Jay has never had the opportunity to form a relationship in his small town， so when he moves to Seattle， he’s in the prime place to find romance a cross off things off his Gay Agenda。 With the help of some fellow gays along the Rating: 4。75 ⭐️Thank you to the publisher for gifting me an arc via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 How do I writer this review without giving away spoilers because I think everyone needs to read this book and experience the love and heartbreak for themselves。 Jay has never had the opportunity to form a relationship in his small town， so when he moves to Seattle， he’s in the prime place to find romance a cross off things off his Gay Agenda。 With the help of some fellow gays along the way， Jay will come to understand the importance of friendship in the world of romance。 I loved Jay’s story so much。 His self discovery of what he is looking for in a relationship is relatable。 He wants to make connections to the people around him， ones that he didn’t have the opportunity to form back in his small town。 His relationship with Max is incredibly adorable。 Max， Jay’s Gay Guide， helps him cross off items from his Gay Agenda and opens his eyes to the world of the queer。 But it’s not a one-sided relationship。 Jay is also there for Max as he deals with a harsh breakup only a month before Jay moves there。 I absolutely adored their friendship and I love that Jay was still able to have that “gay best friend” who helped him figure out who he is。 The relationships in this story are so relatable to so many teens whether lgbtq or straight。 I feel as though all people in relationship face those hiccups that can make or break the couple and we get to see how Jay navigates these hiccups in his own way。 The heartbreak and betrayal was hard to read but it’s very relatable and Jay’s way of overcoming the betrayal was written amazingly。Jay’s Gay Agenda， out now， is a perfect read for those who are also trying to find where they belong in the world。 So many people could connect to Jay and his friends。 I highly recommend picking this one up！ 。。。more
Leah
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Fantastic and so freaking fun， while still being a brutally honest coming of age story。 I absolutely adored every character， but especially Jay。 He was such a dork and so very human， and I loved him。 Even when he made mistakes。 Especially when he made mistakes。
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2。5
Rafael Andrade
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Living in a small city， Jay has always felt like the odd one out， the only gay kid in his town。 One day， the hands of fate decided to help our fella， his mother got promoted， and the whole family had to move to Seattle。 Upon arriving in their new city， Jay sees the opportunity to experience everything he couldn't in his old town: from his first kiss to losing his virginity。 Jay goes through the dramas of adolescence and hormones with the help of his new friend， the flamboyant Max。Entertaining at Living in a small city， Jay has always felt like the odd one out， the only gay kid in his town。 One day， the hands of fate decided to help our fella， his mother got promoted， and the whole family had to move to Seattle。 Upon arriving in their new city， Jay sees the opportunity to experience everything he couldn't in his old town: from his first kiss to losing his virginity。 Jay goes through the dramas of adolescence and hormones with the help of his new friend， the flamboyant Max。Entertaining at times and shallow at others， Jay's gay agenda， in my opinion， does not give a vivid account of what teenage gay life is like， but a romanticized MTV version of the truth。 This book is the gay version of the 80's Porky's but without all the STDs。 。。。more
Jason
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Jay is exhausting。 Eventually I tried to skip past the narration because of the twee overload。 I should have known something was up after Becky praised it。 And then of course Jay is kind of awful as the book goes along。 But。。。the supporting cast is decent if not given much agency/depth beyond being props in Jay's journey。 Jay is exhausting。 Eventually I tried to skip past the narration because of the twee overload。 I should have known something was up after Becky praised it。 And then of course Jay is kind of awful as the book goes along。 But。。。the supporting cast is decent if not given much agency/depth beyond being props in Jay's journey。 。。。more
Sherry
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Although I liked some things about this book， I didn’t enjoy it as much as I had hoped。The premise of the story is great。 Jay has spent years as the only out gay teen—the only LGBTQ one， in fact—in his small town。 When his family moves to the gayborhood in Seattle， Jay’s like a kid in a candy store anticipating all the things he will now be able to do， like go on a date or be kissed。 The list of firsts Jay puts together （the agenda of the title） also contains a few decidedly adult items， because Although I liked some things about this book， I didn’t enjoy it as much as I had hoped。The premise of the story is great。 Jay has spent years as the only out gay teen—the only LGBTQ one， in fact—in his small town。 When his family moves to the gayborhood in Seattle， Jay’s like a kid in a candy store anticipating all the things he will now be able to do， like go on a date or be kissed。 The list of firsts Jay puts together （the agenda of the title） also contains a few decidedly adult items， because after listening to his classmates talk about hooking up， he’s ready to experience everything for himself。I completely sympathized with Jay’s alienation from his small town and his desire to live freely once he has a chance。 Having grown up in a rural area， I know how difficult it can be for anyone who is outside the norm， and being the only gay kid in town would be a lonely existence。 It’s believable that he would rush into doing everything he’s been denied。 It’s probably also inevitable that he would make mistakes along the way。 Some of those mistakes are cute and funny， like Jay himself， but some of them are more serious。That’s where the book lost me a bit。 Jay is torn between his heart and his hormones regarding two guys he meets， and he tries to have it both ways。 For me， it doesn’t quite cross the line into cheating， but it is dishonest。 Granted， Jay gets some bad advice from a new friend that helps lead him astray when it comes to romance and sex。 That’s not the only thing he lies about， however， and those choices are all on him。 Jay always seems to choose the path of least resistance， and his lack of honesty just set my teeth on edge。 The other issue I had was that outside of his friendship with his best friend， everything about Jay comes down to the fact that he’s gay。 Maybe I should have expected that given the title。 But although Jay acknowledges to himself at the end of novel that there’s more to him than his sexuality， that’s almost all the reader gets to know about Jay throughout the novel。 His only other real distinguishing characteristic is that he likes to make costumes， and even that gets short shrift outside of being a plot point。 For me， Jay really didn’t get the chance to come to life as a well-rounded character， and so I didn’t care about him as much as I might have otherwise。 Maybe I would have been better able to excuse the lies if I did。 So， I have kind of mixed feelings about this one。 It’s a debut novel， though， and it had enough plusses that I’ll keeping my eye out for more from the author。 A copy of this book was provided through NetGalley for review; all opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Thomas
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Review to come
Eytan Kessler
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I am always here for sex positive books， and Jason June delivers the sex positivity in a neat package （no pun intended）。 Jay suddenly finds himself not only surrounded by other gay guys， but gay guys who are interested in him， and that can be very overwhelming。 As Jay is navigating his new life， he makes plenty of mistakes and hurts a few people， but Jay learns a lot from these experiences and is able to grow a considerable amount in a short period of time。 While I was expecting a cute gay conte I am always here for sex positive books， and Jason June delivers the sex positivity in a neat package （no pun intended）。 Jay suddenly finds himself not only surrounded by other gay guys， but gay guys who are interested in him， and that can be very overwhelming。 As Jay is navigating his new life， he makes plenty of mistakes and hurts a few people， but Jay learns a lot from these experiences and is able to grow a considerable amount in a short period of time。 While I was expecting a cute gay contemporary， I was not expecting to reflect so much on my own experiences。 Like my first kiss with a guy， which was under not great conditions， and led to a somewhat challenging part of my life （this was before I even knew I was gay）。 I can also understand Jay’s frustrations with lack of sexual activity。 I came out after college， so I wasn’t in a setting of being constantly surrounded by people and meeting new people like at school。 It took some time for me to meet people who I could be comfortable with to cross things off my own Gay Agenda。In Jay fashion， here is my own Gay Agenda:1。tBe more gay！2。tGo to more gay things3。tBrunch！4。tConfront homophobia and transphobia when I see it5。tAlways be mindful of my privilege6。tMore fun stuff 。。。more
Randi （Rampant Reading Reviews）
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I received an advanced copy of Jay’s Gay Agenda through NetGalley so I could share my review with you！Content Warning: Jay’s Gay Agenda contains scenes of cheating， sexual content， and lying/deception within a relationship。Jay Collier’s world isn’t big enough to hold all of his queer dreams。 Living in a small， rural town isn’t easy， especially when you’ve just come out as gay。 While all Jay’s classmates are experiencing the hormone-riddled adventures that come with adolescence， Jay is left on hi I received an advanced copy of Jay’s Gay Agenda through NetGalley so I could share my review with you！Content Warning: Jay’s Gay Agenda contains scenes of cheating， sexual content， and lying/deception within a relationship。Jay Collier’s world isn’t big enough to hold all of his queer dreams。 Living in a small， rural town isn’t easy， especially when you’ve just come out as gay。 While all Jay’s classmates are experiencing the hormone-riddled adventures that come with adolescence， Jay is left on his own making plans for all the things he wants to do one day。 His Gay Agenda， if you will。 But， when Jay’s family makes a surprising move to Seattle， Jay finds himself spending his senior year at a school with a thriving LGBTQ+ community。 The items on Jay’s Gay Agenda are looking more and more possible， but with these new opportunities come challenges as well。 Jay will have to learn to balance his friendships， relationships， and desires if he wants to have the senior year of his dreams。You can get your copy of Jay’s Gay Agenda on June 1st from HarperTeen！I struggled a lot with the ways that Jay treated Albert， but I won’t go into great detail to avoid spoilers。 If you are concerned with the above content warnings， I would recommend reading some additional reviews to make sure that the material in this story won’t be an issue for you。Beyond this issue of content matter， I quite enjoyed Jay’s Gay Agenda！ I thought it was a fun read， and I quite enjoyed the sex-positive energy that defined the narrative。 This book was quite hilarious at points， and was just the sort of rom-com I like to read at the start of summer！ I was especially fond of Albert’s character， whose sweetness and nerdiness were some of the best parts of the story。 All in all， this was a pretty solid debut novel， and I will be excited to see what Jason June writes in the future。My Recommendation-I would recommend Jay’s Gay Agenda to readers who enjoy light-hearted stories， especially those that deal with queer teen life in the modern world。 This book would be perfect for fans of Phil Stamper， Ryan La Sala， and Lev A。C。 Rosen！ 。。。more
Simplekind
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Thank you to Edelweiss for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review。This is not a coming out story。 Jay is already out but he is the only one at his school in the middle of nowhere。 He spends his days dreaming of his future relationships while he watches his best friend Lu get involved in a serious relationship。 This is where his Gay Agenda comes to life。 It is his list， that often changes， of what he wants to accomplish。 Then something shocking happens， his mom gets a promoti Thank you to Edelweiss for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review。This is not a coming out story。 Jay is already out but he is the only one at his school in the middle of nowhere。 He spends his days dreaming of his future relationships while he watches his best friend Lu get involved in a serious relationship。 This is where his Gay Agenda comes to life。 It is his list， that often changes， of what he wants to accomplish。 Then something shocking happens， his mom gets a promotion and he moves to Seattle。 Starting at a new school can be scary but for Jay， it is a dream come true。 Soon he has joined the QSA and has made friends with a local Drag Queen。 His life is looking so much better （VSBs are everywhere！）。 And pretty soon he starts checking off some of the items on his Gay Agenda。A few things I didn't understand/like in the book。 Jay's parents are so。。。。uninvolved。 I get that they are trying to let Jay figure himself out。 And that is is 18 but， no help and no dad chats。 Just not a fan。 I think this was also Jay's fault。 He didn't make time for his parents but they felt like they didn't even exist in the story。Lu。 She is supposed to be Jay's BFF but she is terrible at it。 Yeah， she has a lot of shit going on in her life but before all that。 She "dumped" Jay for Chip。 She never made time for him， opted out of their sacred dates and even expect Jay to create costumes for Chip and her for the Hoedown， even though that was so their thing。 Then （view spoiler）[Chip dumps her （hide spoiler）] and all of a sudden it is Jay who is the bad friend because he moved。 Like he had a choice in the matter。 She was just terrible。 。。。more
Mary
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This book was SUPER CUTE！ I had an enjoyable time reading it。Things I liked:1） Umm？？？ Max is the best？？ Would absolutely die for him？ Yes， he had his own issues， but he was probably my favorite character in this book。 SO good。2） The struggle of feeling like the only LGBTQ+ kid in your school/town hit HARD。 Definitely relatable！3） The conflict between lust and love？ Oof， it had me turning pages like nobody's business。4） The friend drama too？？？？ Sign me up。 5） The ending wrapped up nicely， and I L This book was SUPER CUTE！ I had an enjoyable time reading it。Things I liked:1） Umm？？？ Max is the best？？ Would absolutely die for him？ Yes， he had his own issues， but he was probably my favorite character in this book。 SO good。2） The struggle of feeling like the only LGBTQ+ kid in your school/town hit HARD。 Definitely relatable！3） The conflict between lust and love？ Oof， it had me turning pages like nobody's business。4） The friend drama too？？？？ Sign me up。 5） The ending wrapped up nicely， and I LOVED that the issues got resolved。 I've had a bad streak recently of reading books where the ending isn't resolved fully， but this one， I felt， resolved all the conflicts within the novel PERFECTLY。 Things I didn't like？？？ 1） While the resolution was done nicely， there's an element about it that was。。。cringey: （view spoiler）[ the butt costume。 It was a fun idea， but。。。it was a bit cringey。 but， i mean， you gotta do what you gotta do， i guess！ （hide spoiler）]2） Some of Albert's friends and Max's friends were kinda pushed to the background！ I wanted to know more about them。 I think I see that Jason June has a sequel coming out， sooo。。。maybe we can see them more？？？？3） If anything， I think Jay was my least favorite character！ He tended to put himself over everyone else， and he did just kind of flake on Lu halfway through the book。 I'm glad that he had a lot of character development， and I think the changes he made to himself at the end was REALLY positive。 But for a lot of the book， before he kinda figured out he was a dumbass， I didn't fully agree with a lot of his ideas！！I loved this book， and I will definitely reread it again in the future！ can't wait to see what more Jason June has to offer！！ :） 。。。more
Ryan Kovatch
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Joyful， exuberant， and marvelously queer， Jay's Gay Agenda is one of the best gay love stories I've read。 It is a frack-ing stunning YA debut。I managed to pick up this book early at my local B&N， and I really couldn't have lived without it any longer。 It has everything I could ever want in a gay romance: a hilarious meet-cute， a flourish of queer friendship， sex-positivity， and a shining personality from every single character， major or minor。I was laughing out loud incredibly often at Jason Jun Joyful， exuberant， and marvelously queer， Jay's Gay Agenda is one of the best gay love stories I've read。 It is a frack-ing stunning YA debut。I managed to pick up this book early at my local B&N， and I really couldn't have lived without it any longer。 It has everything I could ever want in a gay romance: a hilarious meet-cute， a flourish of queer friendship， sex-positivity， and a shining personality from every single character， major or minor。I was laughing out loud incredibly often at Jason June's wit， and after reading Steven Salvatore's Can't Take That Away earlier this year， I'm starting to think that genderqueer authors are simply the best at writing queer stories。 There is just something about these stories that fills me with a completely new type of delight — like I've found the best people I'll ever know。Friends: BUY THIS BOOK ON JUNE 1ST！ I promise it will blow you away。 My little gay heart could not be happier。 。。。more
James
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Thank you to the publisher and Edelweiss for providing me with a digital arc in exchange for an honest review。While this book was not perfect and definitely suffered from a few issues and repetitive lists throughout， I really enjoyed the characters and the story。 Having grown up in a conservative small town I can relate to some of the main characters thoughts and behaviors， along with their excessive list making。 I actually liked the fact that Jay was a bit of a mess and unreliable， it made him Thank you to the publisher and Edelweiss for providing me with a digital arc in exchange for an honest review。While this book was not perfect and definitely suffered from a few issues and repetitive lists throughout， I really enjoyed the characters and the story。 Having grown up in a conservative small town I can relate to some of the main characters thoughts and behaviors， along with their excessive list making。 I actually liked the fact that Jay was a bit of a mess and unreliable， it made him feel more realistic。 Yes， he makes some poor decisions over the course of the story， but we all have made poor choices that we thought were good at the time 。。。 especially when we were teenagers。 I loved the diversity throughout the cast of characters and many of the cute character interactions。 My biggest complaint was that early on in the story the writing felt a little juvenile， not sure if this has to do with the authors previous work in chapter books for kids， but it did get better as the story progressed so it became less of an issue for me。 。。。more
Sarah Ressler Wright
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Super cute and great audio。 Moves to Seattle and lots of hijinks ensue when he finds there are more than one cute gay guy who likes him。 I also liked how his BFF in the small town has a tough change in economic circumstances and it’s reality。 Finally， the characters are great and complex and love Jay’s random statistics he throws in as part of his persona。
Frank Chillura （OhYouRead）
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I haven’t been this happy after finishing a book in quite a while。 You know that feeling of having eaten an incredible meal？ You’re full， but also so satisfied！ That’s how I feel right now after finishing Jay’s Gay Agenda。 Jay is such a relatable character。 He hasn’t met another Gay guy until he moves to Seattle。 Then the floodgate opens and he neeeeeeeds to experience it all。 The charcuterie of meat is ripe for the taking， as they say。 I remember coming out and feeling the EXACT SAME WAY！Max is I haven’t been this happy after finishing a book in quite a while。 You know that feeling of having eaten an incredible meal？ You’re full， but also so satisfied！ That’s how I feel right now after finishing Jay’s Gay Agenda。 Jay is such a relatable character。 He hasn’t met another Gay guy until he moves to Seattle。 Then the floodgate opens and he neeeeeeeds to experience it all。 The charcuterie of meat is ripe for the taking， as they say。 I remember coming out and feeling the EXACT SAME WAY！Max is the GBF I always wanted to be。 He becomes Jay’s Gay Guide throughout the book， teaching him the ways of the Gays。 When you move to a new town， it’s hard to meet new people， so I was happy Jay had that person to turn to。 When you meet someone and click， it’s just meant to be。Albert is the sexy nerd we all salivate over and when his Meet Cute with Jay happens， you can’t help but smile。 I couldn’t help falling in love with him myself。 He is the epitome of gentleman and I really want a book 2， so that we can really get a full book of their love story。 I honestly have nothing bad to say about it， which is the sign of an INCREDIBLE book！ I’m left with a smile on my face and an immediate need to reread😂 I definitely needed a sex positive YA book in my life when I was younger。 I have it now， which makes me happy for all the gays coming out now。 The future is definitely GAY！Thank You to Epic Reads & Jason June for my copy of Jay’s Gay Agenda in return for an honest review。 。。。more
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I recently read something that the author mentioned while writing for an SLJ blog post that I think is worth sharing:"So what does sex-positivity in YA look like？ First， it’s ending the cycle of naming books without sex as “clean。” When a reader or parent asks for a “clean” book meaning one with no sex， they’re implying books with sex are dirty， nasty， gross。 Let’s all say it together， “Sex is not dirty。”" This is something even I am guilty of， and I love how June phrased this。 It's the simples I recently read something that the author mentioned while writing for an SLJ blog post that I think is worth sharing:"So what does sex-positivity in YA look like？ First， it’s ending the cycle of naming books without sex as “clean。” When a reader or parent asks for a “clean” book meaning one with no sex， they’re implying books with sex are dirty， nasty， gross。 Let’s all say it together， “Sex is not dirty。”" This is something even I am guilty of， and I love how June phrased this。 It's the simplest thing， but for some reason the industry has made sex seem something that is taboo。 This is even more prevalent with individuals apart of the LGBTQIA+ community。 I'm excited to see how this books attempts to break past those barriers！ This is now one of my most anticipated YA reads of 2021！ 。。。more
Desi Wolff-Myren
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Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book to review。 Jay’s Gay Agenda is about seventeen year old Jay。 He lives in a rural part of eastern Washington and is the only out gay boy in his town。 He has a list of things he want to accomplish， his “gay agenda”。 Things start to look up for Jay when he finds I his family is moving to Seattle， specially Capital Hill， a gay Mecca！ Things start changing but not everything for the best。 Overall， I liked this book。 I liked the story Thanks to NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book to review。 Jay’s Gay Agenda is about seventeen year old Jay。 He lives in a rural part of eastern Washington and is the only out gay boy in his town。 He has a list of things he want to accomplish， his “gay agenda”。 Things start to look up for Jay when he finds I his family is moving to Seattle， specially Capital Hill， a gay Mecca！ Things start changing but not everything for the best。 Overall， I liked this book。 I liked the story line， I liked the characters， I liked the fact that it was up front about the what a gay teenage boy wants。 I thought Jay’s desire to find community and to experience what he imagined every other teenager was doing （have a significant other， making out， having sex） was spot on。 The book didn’t tiptoe around his sexual feelings， desires， and experiences。 Not that it was graphic but for the homophobes out there， this may not be the book for you。 I enjoyed reading a young adult novel that was a love story between two guys for a change。 I recommend to anyone who is LGBTQ friendly！ 。。。more
Doug Reyes
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Meh。 Spoiler alert: At least by the end of the book this irritating kid realized what a self-absorbed douche he was。 。。。Like all the other characters in the story。
Sarah Taylor
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“Jay’s Gay Agenda” is 1。 gay2。 full of lists3。 adorkable4。 extremely relatable to me as a podunk queer5。 full of puns and dad jokes6。 gay7。 educational about drag 8。 educational about genderqueer people9。 a fun， quick readSorry， there’s a lot of lists in this book so I thought that was appropriate。 But actuall，y this was one of the cutest book I’ve read all year！ It really made me feel like I was falling in love with the love interests， and I was super invested in every single character。 It was “Jay’s Gay Agenda” is 1。 gay2。 full of lists3。 adorkable4。 extremely relatable to me as a podunk queer5。 full of puns and dad jokes6。 gay7。 educational about drag 8。 educational about genderqueer people9。 a fun， quick readSorry， there’s a lot of lists in this book so I thought that was appropriate。 But actuall，y this was one of the cutest book I’ve read all year！ It really made me feel like I was falling in love with the love interests， and I was super invested in every single character。 It was all fleshed out super well， and Jay is a great protagonist。 I will say i think this book walks the line for young adult and new adult; I can’t quite tell exactly where it stands。 It only has one real sex scene and even that is fade-to-black， but there are a LOT of references， innuendos， and straight up steamy thoughts。 It was unapologetically honest， and awkward， and unsexy and sexy and real， though， so I can’t really fault it for this。 。。。more
Lilyleia78
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